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To start, you need to install the guest additions. I use Ubuntu Server 9.04 so I followed steps outlined in this post.install necessary tools for building kernel module by:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`Next, click on menu "Devices" -> "Install Guest Additions..." then mount the guest addition CD-ROM within the Linux virtual machine by:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0Finally, run the installation script:
sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.runIf you do not have X server installed, you may see a warning message about the X driver will not be installed. Ignore this message and now we are ready to configure the shared folder.Create the a folder for sharing on the host Windows machine (say C:\Shared).Click on the menu "Devices" -> "Shared Folders..."Add a new machine level shared folder by clicking on the + icon on the rightEnter "C:\Shared" for Folder Path and "shared" for the Folder Name.
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The simplest solution is to install samba:sudo apt-get install sambaAccording to this post, this is because SAMBA implements NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) protocol, which broadcasts the Linux machine's hostname on the network. Microsoft Windows understands the NetBIOS protocol so it pickups the Linux machine's hostname.

I have a 6 years old Compaq Presario X1000 that I use occasionally for web browsing and programming. I installed Xubuntu 9.04 on it the other day and found out that the scroll area is too wide for the touchpad.As my usual trouble shooting procedure, I googled around for answers and I found pieces of information spread across several websites.Step 1 - Enable SHMConfigFirst of all, we need to enable the SHMConfig in order to determine the correct scroll area width with synclient. I am pretty sure I used to enable this from the X11 configuration file, however in Ubuntu 9.04 based distributions you are supposed to create a HAL fdi file for this.sudo vi /etc/hal/fdi/policy/touchpad.fdiPut this into the file<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="input.x11_driver" string="synaptics">
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string"…

Firefox is slow in Linux compared to XP or even Vista on the same hardware. Do a quick google search for "firefox slow linux" and you see it's not just me who's saying this.I tried a couple of tips from other users in discussion forums such as disabling visual effects and IPv6 but it didn't really help. That's why I started thinking about installing Firefox 3.5 on my Ubuntu 9.04 64-bits machine to see if it makes a difference.At first I though I will have to download it directly from the Firefox website, however to my surprise I found the package in Synaptic. I am not sure which repository it came from but I can see the package "firefox-3.5" from the Synaptic package manager.I went through the usual installation process and frankly it did not prompt me to remove existing firefox-3.0 packages. Instead, it installs the Firefox 3.5 alone side Firefox 3.0 under the name Shiretoko Web Browser in the Application -> Internet -> Shiretoko Web Browser.…